Despite the absence of any mega-events on the 2015 sporting calendar, no fewer than 70 world championships and seven major multi-sports games are due to take place this year.
The first world championship in a summer Olympic sport is the Men’s World Handball Championship, which begins on January 15 in Qatar, the first time the event has been held in the Middle East.
An expected 360 athletes, from 24 nations, will compete over 18 days, representing every continental handball federation...